Ample Communications Demonstrates 10 Gbps Interoperability with KeyEye Communications; Solution Offers Customers a Copper Interface for Short Reach 10 Gbps Ethernet Applications with Ample's 2 port 10 GE MAC.FREMONT, Calif. -- Ample Communications, a leading provider of communications silicon for wire line network systems, and KeyEye Communications, Inc., a leading provider of 10 gigabit-per-second (10 Gbps) copper media transceivers, today announced they have achieved interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. with KeyEye's KX1001, a single-chip 10 Gbps Ethernet copper media transceiver (TRANSmitter reCEIVER) An electronic device or circuit that transmits and receives analog or digital signals. It comes in many forms; for example, a transponder on a satellite, a network adapter in the computer or the circuits in a cellphone. , and Ample's Redhawk, the first two-port 10 Gbps Ethernet MAC with embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. XFI SerDes, and multiprotocol congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. management technology. Ample and KeyEye's interoperability extends Ample's offerings to 10 Gbps Ethernet over Category 6 copper cabling. Ample previously offered optical solutions with XENPAK, X2, or XFP XFP 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable Module XFP Extra-Fine-Pitch XFP Ten Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable modules. With KeyEye's transceiver, customers now have a lower cost copper media alternative for short reach 10 Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. applications. This also eliminates need for the expensive cables and connectors associated with 10GBASE-CX4. With this validated and proven interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. solution, customers can significantly reduce platform design time as well as time-to-market. "Our combined efforts offer a more flexible copper solution than the other expensive alternatives," said Mat Steinberg, director of business development at Ample Communications. "Customers can depend on this interoperable solution to speed time-to-market and decrease design costs. Ample now offers the broadest line of proven interoperable interconnect solutions in the industry. We are dedicated to finding more ways to reduce design cycles for our customers." "We are very pleased with the demonstrated interoperability of our 10 Gbps copper-media transceiver, and Ample's leading two-port 10 Gbps Ethernet MAC," said Fred Lancia, vice president of sales and product marketing at KeyEye. "Our customers benefit from knowing that Ample's Redhawk is proven to work with our transceiver, which will make platform design faster and easier." About Ample Communications Ample Communications is a leading supplier of high-speed Ethernet and SONET silicon for enterprise and metropolitan area network equipment OEMs. With wide customer acceptance at Tier 1 and Tier 2 OEMs, Ample has established itself as both a technology and a market share leader with its SONET and Ethernet silicon. Ample Communications is located in Fremont, Calif., with additional development facilities in Sacramento, Calif. and in Bangalore, India. More information is available on the Web at www.amplecomm.com. About KeyEye Communications KeyEye Communications is a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. that provides the fundamental building blocks that enable the next generation of high bandwidth connectivity for networking equipment. KeyEye's transceiver solutions for copper cabling enable the lowest cost, power, and latency 10 gigabits-per-second (10 Gbps) interconnectivity between and within networking, computing, and storage equipment. KeyEye's family of single-chip 10 Gbps transceivers is based on the company's groundbreaking EchoWave technology. KeyEye has raised more than $21 million from American River
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